If you’re part of the #cleaningarmy, then you know how much we love getting into all of those nasty little nooks and crannies to clean the areas that most homeowners ignore. But you can think of cleaning light switches, window tracks, and laundry room baseboards as advanced cleaning. If you haven’t tackled the basic-level cleaning tasks, then your house is still going to feel like a hot mess.
That’s why we recommend starting with the basics. And there’s one part of your home that has more surface area for germs and bacteria to cling to than anything else.
We are talking about your FLOORS!
Seriously, if you aren’t cleaning your floors the right way, you are wasting your precious time.
Your floors are filthy. Period.
That’s not a knock on you – it’s just the facts. If you aren’t cleaning your floors regularly and correctly, your floors aren’t any cleaner than a public restroom or supermarket. Every germ that’s on those floors is getting tracked into your house via shoes.
And do you want to know something gross? Your family’s shoes are dirtier than most toilet seats. If you wear your shoes in your house, just think about all of the places you, your kids, and your pets have walked over the past couple of weeks. Now imagine all of that being transferred to your floors.
Studies show that the soles of our shoes track millions of organisms into the house. In fact, 39 percent of shoes have clostridium difficile (C-diff), which is not pretty. And that’s just one type of bacterium we’re bringing into our homes daily.
The point is, you need to clean your floors correctly. So let me show you how to mop your floors the GoCleanCo way.
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The GoCleanCo Mopping Method
What You Need: Vileda Spin Mop (USA) (Canada), Hot Water, Tide Powdered Laundry Detergent (USA) (Canada)
How Often? At least once per week in highly trafficked areas
Step 1: Vacuum
Never mop without first getting all of the dust and crud out of the way – and don’t go reaching for the trusty broom. I repeat, no brooms allowed! They just kick more dust into the air and undo all your hard work! Instead, grab the vacuum and use a floor attachment to canvas the area.
Step 2: Mop
Now that your floor is free of dust and debris, it’s time to mop.
For hard floors, I always recommend the Vileda® Spin Mop. (Seriously, it’s magical.) Fill the bucket up to the top line with hot water and add 1 teaspoon of Tide® Powdered Laundry Detergent. Dunk your mop and then push the foot pedal 7-10 times. You don’t want any drips at all.
Mop your floors, making sure to change out your water when it starts looking dirty. You’re not cleaning anything with dirty mop water. Let your floors dry fully before putting any furniture back.
Step 3: Vacuum
Once the floors have dried and you’ve put everything back in place, go back over your floors with the vacuum one last time for good measure. This will pick up anything that may have been stirred up during the process.
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gocleanco
Sep 28
Kitchen week is a really BIG one, but I've taught you #dirtybastards well. You've got this, greasy light fixtures and all! Start with one cupboard like I did today, it gives you motivation and the satisfaction to move onto the next. What's the dirtiest thing in your kitchen right now? Mine is my pantry…it’s time to take inventory on all these cans of tuna…Let us know in the comments below...
gocleanco
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If you're going to clean any room in your home, clean your damn bathroom. The Fall Cleaning Challenge is underway and we kick off with bathrooms. Know a #dirtybastard who should join along? Tag them in the comments below ⬇️ We're giving away some of my favourite things every single week and the grand prize is a house clean from us! Good luck! #gocleanco #fallcleaningchallenge2022
gocleanco
Sep 14
Have you heard we finally made a @youtube channel? Click the link in my bio to subscribe and clean up your act. #cleaningtips
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Jul 20
Pesto anyone? 🤢 #cleaningmotivation
gocleanco
Jul 14
We scrubbed and shined up this small space and put it back together with some TLC…and a @ruggable ! Best thing about smaller @ruggable (like besides that you can wash them and switch them out whenever you get bored) they are cheaper! Use my code: GOCLEAN10 to save a few bucks! @ruggable #ruggablepartner
gocleanco
Jul 9
Small Patio Clean Up: What I used: Floors: water, bleach and powdered Tide Siding: powdered Tide and hot water Windows: water and Blue Dawn and my trusty Aquablade Windows Screens: wiped them with powdered tide a few times (they were not removable) Patio tracks: my Dupray Steamer And a healthy dose elbow grease (shit doesn’t clean itself folks, you still need to do some work) The rest is coming shortly! I just bit off more than I could chew (as usual) and it’s gonna take more than a day to finish. #summervibes
gocleanco
Jun 27
Roll call of some of our favourite caddy staples! We carry an arsenal of products at work so we are never empty-handed when we meet a scary mess. Check out my stories for quick tutorials on where, when and how we use these products in the field at @gocleanco #sponsored @mrclean @febreze @microban24 @dawndishwash @swiffer
gocleanco
Jun 26
Pet odours can get really bad in the summer! Use @febreze Fabric Pet Odour Eliminator to keep your furniture smelling fresh. Lots of people think @febreze masks the smell but it actually removes bad odours. You just spray it on your couch and let it air dry. Be sure to spray until the fabric is damp to touch - this lets the product get deep down into the fibres of the upholstery, in order to eliminate the source of the odour. @febreze works best on lingering odours when you cover the entire area well. #sponsored
gocleanco
Jun 21
Over packer or under packer? TRUTH: I have never *carried on* in my life. I’ll wait 40 mins for my checked bag if means I can bring 5 pairs of shoes for a 4 day trip. I will live with my choices thankyouverymuch Off to the Big 🍎 for a few days with the @amazoninfluencerprogram All my outfits are linked up in my Amazon store and on my LTK. Link in bio. P.S. thanks for cute reel inspo @lauren_lally #hosted
gocleanco
May 30
Our little blog on bleachpraylove.com is getting so much traction and we are living for it. The blog has a search bar function so y’all can go directly there and search alllllll the things you need to clean. We are building it to include everything from blenders to car mats! Y’all are our built in focus group and the blog post ideas come directly from the questions in our comments and DM’s so let us know what you need us to show ya below! ⤵️ #bleachpraylove
gocleanco
May 19
The winner of the Spring Cleaning Challenge full-blown-top-to-bottom house clean from @gocleanco is 🥁 @sherilg4 !!!! We will be heading to Ontario to clean her house this fall and y’all get to come along in my pocket. 📱 Thank you to everyone who joined in on the Spring Cleaning Challenge! We have another one under our belt. It’s over. Now go take a nap. 📸 cred @substanceyyc 💕 #cleaningarmy
gocleanco
May 13
Washable chair covers. The thing we didn’t know we needed until it existed. Make sure you check out my stories where I put them to the test. 😈 @levityhome has living room and dining chairs and dozens of different covers to choose from, you can change up the vibe of your living room and swap out the covers whenever you want without having to buy new furniture. 💡 👏🏻 Use my code: GOCLEAN10 #levitypartner
gocleanco
May 8
Happy Mothers Day 🥴
gocleanco
May 5
I climbed up and cleaned this fan with a ladder when we moved in last June and I shoulda had the @swiffer Heavy Duty Dusters with Super Extender Handle. It extends up to 6 feet, you can lock it in place vertically and horizontally to get hard to reach places like the top of fan blades, light fixtures, ledges or shelving. @swiffer Dusters are also a great tool if you do not have accessibility to climb up high or bend down low but the dust still drives you crazy. Not everyone can climb up on a ladder or scrub on their hands and knees but we can help show you gentler ways to keep a clean home. Cleaning accessibility for all! 🙌🏻 I go-go-gadgetted this handy little tool all the way up to my ceiling fan which is 14 feet high. Maybe next time it won't take me an entire year to clean it. 😅 #sponsored
gocleanco
Apr 30
Reminder this week as you tackle the closets and hallways: Put away the winter stuff. It might seem like it’s not big deal to leave it out until next year (cause like really, it’s already nearly summer then it’s Halloween then it’s Christmas 🎄) but if you have to room to store it, do it. It will create so much more space for your MIND. We are nearly finished folks! Sun is shining here next week too so I’m busting out that damn pressure washer 💦 😎 #springcleaning
gocleanco
Apr 27
WHITE SNEAKERS: it's a love/hate relationship. I want my kicks to be blindingly white but as soon as I step outside, they get grubby. HOT TIP: Keep a @mrclean magic eraser at your front door or shoe closet for quick wipe down of your kicks….and I am talking super quick, watch my stories for one-wipe-magic! 🪄 …..I think I might start carrying them in my purse 👜 What else will you be cleaning with @mrclean magic erasers this Spring? #sponsored #mrcleanmagic @mrclean
gocleanco
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gocleanco
Apr 20
Catch up week means we are back to the pits of hell AKA bathrooms 😵💫 #springcleaning
gocleanco
Apr 16
Me, watching it snow every single day of outdoor week. 😒 OH WELL. We factored weather and life into the Spring Cleaning Challenge so there is no need to stress if you also live in the North Pole. Next week is catch up week so if you have fallen behind, now is the time to pull up your socks and get back on track. There’s plenty of time if you have not started, the free download is still up for grabs on the website! Did y’all clean anything good outside this week? That car clean put me on my heating pad for two days 👵🏼 #springcleaning
gocleanco
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WHAT IS IN THIS STUFF?! Dawn Powerwash has cleaned EVERYTHING I have tested it on. It’s proven itself on some of the trickiest jobs from cookie sheets and stovetops to shower glass and greasy laundry stains. It even got my gross, dirty BBQ grills sparkling ✨ Tune in with me for another IG LIVE with one of the scientists behind @dawndishwash at 4pm MST / 6pm EST TODAY, April 11th, and watch us clean even more unsuspecting items with Dawn Powerwash. What are you using Dawn Powerwash to clean? Give me some ideas! 👇🏻 #sponsored #dawndishwashpartner